Year 2 Fractions Year One Understanding Thirds Aim

Year 2 Fractions Year One

Understanding Thirds

Aim • I can recognise and compare fractions, including ⅓. Success Criteria • I can compare fractions. • I can recognise and name ⅓.

Counting in Halves 0 ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 10 Counting forwards

Counting in Halves 0 ½ 1 1½ 2 2½ 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ 6 6½ 7 7½ 8 8½ 9 9½ 10 Counting backwards

Counting in Halves 3 3½ 4 4½ 5 5½ Counting from 3 to 7 6 6½ 7

Counting in Halves 5 5½ 6 6½ Counting from 8 to 5 7 7½ 8

What will it look like? ⅓ How many parts will it have been divided into? How many parts will be shaded in?

⅓ The denominator tells us what kind of fraction it is, the number says how many equal parts the whole has been split into. The circle has been divided into 3 equal parts. 1 3 The numerator tells us how many parts we are interested in. One of the parts will be shaded.

Can You Spot ⅓? × Which of these are ⅓? Click on the pictures to reveal the answer.

Fraction Wall 1 whole ½ ½ Look at your wall. What can you see? What happens to the number of parts as you travel down the wall? What happens to the size of the parts as you travel down the wall? Can you see any equivalent fractions?

Fraction Wall 1 whole ½ ½ ⅓ ¼ ⅓ ⅓ ¼ ¼ ¼ What happens to the number of parts as you travel down the wall? What happens to the size of the parts as you travel down the wall? Can you see any equivalent fractions?

Aim • I can recognise and compare fractions, including ⅓. Success Criteria • I can compare fractions. • I can recognise and name ⅓.